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Francis for Odom?
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 22, 2006, 12:24:16 AM ---
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on February 21, 2006, 10:47:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 21, 2006, 06:41:11 AM ---Kobe's happy being surrounded with players who have no confidence, and just like to pass him the ball lol
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LMAO. You are an idiot...You really buy into all that hate-media crap? Kobe is happy with winning and winning only. Kobe is a winner at heart and very VERY competitive.
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*yawn* and what exactly are YOU buying into with that comment? U obviously dont know the man. When i make an assumption about him based on his actions or attitude...im "buying into something". When u make the assumption that he ONLY wants to win, blah blah blah...then its a fact? LOL right.
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Okay. Do you honestly think Kobe would rather average 35 points and not make the playoffs or average 25 points and win a championship? If you pick the first one, I don't even wanna have anything to do with any discussion you're in...That's how ridiculous you sound.
lbc213:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=103206.0
Francis to New York
TeeRaySix9Teen:
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on February 22, 2006, 10:58:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 22, 2006, 12:24:16 AM ---
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on February 21, 2006, 10:47:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 21, 2006, 06:41:11 AM ---Kobe's happy being surrounded with players who have no confidence, and just like to pass him the ball lol
--- End quote ---
LMAO. You are an idiot...You really buy into all that hate-media crap? Kobe is happy with winning and winning only. Kobe is a winner at heart and very VERY competitive.
--- End quote ---
*yawn* and what exactly are YOU buying into with that comment? U obviously dont know the man. When i make an assumption about him based on his actions or attitude...im "buying into something". When u make the assumption that he ONLY wants to win, blah blah blah...then its a fact? LOL right.
--- End quote ---
Okay. Do you honestly think Kobe would rather average 35 points and not make the playoffs or average 25 points and win a championship? If you pick the first one, I don't even wanna have anything to do with any discussion you're in...That's how ridiculous you sound.
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right now he's averaging 35 points a game and they are on the edge of making or missing the playoffs. if he was averaging 25 points/game and they were 4th or 5th in the west...then i would have no argument. as of now, my point is simply that neither one of us knows what he'd RATHER have. Laker fans think Kobe is all about the team, every other NBA fan thinks he's selfish.
Stone Cold is Bout It, Bout It:
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 22, 2006, 04:45:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on February 22, 2006, 10:58:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 22, 2006, 12:24:16 AM ---
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on February 21, 2006, 10:47:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 21, 2006, 06:41:11 AM ---Kobe's happy being surrounded with players who have no confidence, and just like to pass him the ball lol
--- End quote ---
LMAO. You are an idiot...You really buy into all that hate-media crap? Kobe is happy with winning and winning only. Kobe is a winner at heart and very VERY competitive.
--- End quote ---
*yawn* and what exactly are YOU buying into with that comment? U obviously dont know the man. When i make an assumption about him based on his actions or attitude...im "buying into something". When u make the assumption that he ONLY wants to win, blah blah blah...then its a fact? LOL right.
--- End quote ---
Okay. Do you honestly think Kobe would rather average 35 points and not make the playoffs or average 25 points and win a championship? If you pick the first one, I don't even wanna have anything to do with any discussion you're in...That's how ridiculous you sound.
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Laker fans think Kobe is all about the team, every other NBA fan thinks he's selfish.
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that's b/c you guys are dumbasses that have been brainwash to believe he rather score alot of points then win.
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Kobe Bryant, in his own words [/b]
What I have come to learn is that my desire to win, the will to pursue my goals with the highest level of intensity and passion, defines me. But I have been careful to keep my motivation pure. The distractions that come with winning, the idea of playing for the money or playing for the fame and prestige — I've watched all of these things consume other players. My thirst for domination is fed only by the game. I refuse to get distracted by outside forces.
This is a new book in my career. Volume 1 has already been written. Everything that I accomplished before is behind me: not forgotten, but placed on the shelf. My past success only serves as a measuring stick for my peers. A whole new crop of players has emerged since I came into the League. All of them want the honor of holding the title of "best all-around player". But I feel as if that quest is behind me now and a new one has taken its place. I am an underdog. A challenge was issued to me by everyone who said I would never succeed again, that I would never win another ring or enjoy another parade. I accepted their challenge. I accepted the doubt of every one who spoke of my downfall and used their words as fuel. I have a franchise to resurrect, a city of fans to uplift.
That mountain, the one that I climbed once and now face again, is huge. I'm looking up at it again. And because I know how hard it was to climb, I sometimes feel drained because I know how difficult it will be to conquer. It's much harder to go from top to bottom to the top again than it is to simply go from the bottom to the top. But desire is the ultimate fuel. Hunger changes any situation. My past experience gives me knowledge that backs up my will. I know what must be done. My team is sometimes unsure because my teammates have never climbed this mountain before.
At times it's frustrating and it tries my patience, but in the beginning years of my career my teammates were patient with me and trusted in the fact that I would figure everything out, so now I must return that favor to this generation of Lakers. This is our challenge, our mountain, and these are my brothers. I must guide them to the point we all want to get to. No matter what.
My biggest fear is not winning another title. But fear is a great motivator. I'm determined to lead this organization back to the top. The only thing I truly worry about is that my drive and my will are sometimes too much for my teammates to handle. Do I expect too much from them? How can I elevate them to play with my same passion every night?
There are certain kinds of people that are purely driven. I can tell who they are simply by looking at them. I have faced so much criticism for my drive that at times it has alienated me from the majority: the people who are comfortable with second place, the people who hate against me because I am not. You know these kinds of people; they are the ones who fear winning, the jealous ones who envy and try to sabotage. They are the people who have been telling me I couldn't win all my life. Many times my drive to succeed has put me on an island all by myself because no one understood me, or they chose to misunderstand me. They chose to portray me as being something that I was not.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 22, 2006, 04:45:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on February 22, 2006, 10:58:28 AM ---
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 22, 2006, 12:24:16 AM ---
--- Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on February 21, 2006, 10:47:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: TeeRaySix9Teen on February 21, 2006, 06:41:11 AM ---Kobe's happy being surrounded with players who have no confidence, and just like to pass him the ball lol
--- End quote ---
LMAO. You are an idiot...You really buy into all that hate-media crap? Kobe is happy with winning and winning only. Kobe is a winner at heart and very VERY competitive.
--- End quote ---
*yawn* and what exactly are YOU buying into with that comment? U obviously dont know the man. When i make an assumption about him based on his actions or attitude...im "buying into something". When u make the assumption that he ONLY wants to win, blah blah blah...then its a fact? LOL right.
--- End quote ---
Okay. Do you honestly think Kobe would rather average 35 points and not make the playoffs or average 25 points and win a championship? If you pick the first one, I don't even wanna have anything to do with any discussion you're in...That's how ridiculous you sound.
--- End quote ---
right now he's averaging 35 points a game and they are on the edge of making or missing the playoffs. if he was averaging 25 points/game and they were 4th or 5th in the west...then i would have no argument. as of now, my point is simply that neither one of us knows what he'd RATHER have. Laker fans think Kobe is all about the team, every other NBA fan thinks he's selfish.
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LOL...You say you don't know, but I know. I KNOW for a fact...I see in Kobe the same fire and drive to win as I saw in Michael and Magic. I think you are nuts for trying to belittle the best player in the game today and you have yet to realize his greatness...
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